. Introduction     . Approach     . The building blocks     . The Optical Distribution Frame     . Fiber Optic Cable Management     . Active equipment cabinets     . Cases     . Introduction     . The Standards     . The building blocks     . Datacenter Star Topology     . Cabling Infrastructure     . Copper Cabling     . Fiber Cabling     . Optical Distribution Frame     . Racks and Spaces     . Pathways and Spaces     . References   You are here: Home > Data centers > Cabling Infrastructure Block 2: Cabling Infrastructure How important is the Cabling Infrastructure? Physical cable infrastructure is estimated at appr. 3% of the IT cost. Relative low cost, therefore relative low perceptance. As much as 50% of the network problems (!) are related to an inadequate or underperforming cabling infrastructure. Lifetime for the cabling infrastructure is relatively high >10 years. (in comparison: equipment 3-5 years) The Cabling Infrastructure is THE highway your datacenter runs on! New 10Gb cable with reduced diameter UL 2024 listed ducting Orange & Black Ducting in datacenters Data center cabling guides